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| Page 26 City of Sunny Isles Beach | RFQ No. 18-02-01 | March 22, 2018 Marine And Coastal Professional Engineering Consulting Services (CCNA) E. RESUMES OF KEY PERSONNEL PROPOSED FOR THIS CONTRACT (Complete one Section E for each key person.) 12. NAME 13. ROLE IN THIS CONTRACT 14. YEARS EXPERIENCE David B. Snyder Biologist a. TOTAL b. WITH CURRENT FIRM 35 31 15. FIRM NAME AND LOCATION (City and State) CSA Ocean Sciences Inc., Stuart, Florida 16. EDUCATION (DEGREE AND SPECIALIZATION)17. CURRENT PROFFESIONAL REGISTRATION (STATE AND DISCIPLINE) MS, Marine Biology/Ichthyology N/A 18. OTHER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (Publications, Organizations, Training, Awards, etc.) Organizations: American Academy of Underwater Scientists (AAUS); American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) 19. RELEVANT PROJECTS a. (1) TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) (2) YEAR COMPLETED Brevard County Mid Reach Beach Restoration Program, Brevard, Mid-Reach PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (if applicable) Ongoing N/A (3) BRIEF DESCRIPTION (Brief scope, size, cost, etc.) AND SPECIFIC ROLE Check if project performed with current firm. Project Manager for Brevard County Mid Reach Beach Restoration Program hardbottom monitoring. Hardbottom epibiota and fishes are being monitored at four fill areas and one reference area off Brevard County’s Mid Reach. Monitoring data include quantitative photography and visual fish assessments. Data have been collected annually since 2013 to provide pre- construction information from which to assess potential impacts of the beach construction, which is expected for 2018. Also contributed to Uniform Mitigation Assessment Methodology analysis leading to design of a mitigation reef. Mitigation reefs were deployed during summer 2017 and monitored with quantitative photography and visual assessment. b. (1) TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) (2) YEAR COMPLETED South Siesta Key Beach Nourishment Project, Phase II Hardbottom Monitoring Surveys, Sarasota County, Florida PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (if applicable) 2015-2016 2016 (3) BRIEF DESCRIPTION (Brief scope, size, cost, etc.) AND SPECIFIC ROLE Check if project performed with current firm. Field Scientist and Subject Matter Expert for multiyear monitoring program for the Siesta Key, Florida beach renourishment project. Assessment of nearshore and offshore hardbottom biological habitats before, during, and after construction. Key expert for scientific data collection, including collecting close-up photos, video, and in situ repetitive quadrat data to characterize the hardbottom biological communities. Co-authored multiple reports, led statistical analyses, and program design. Cost: $490,341. c. (1) TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) (2) YEAR COMPLETED Key Ecological Functions of East Florida Nearshore Hard Bottom and Artificial Reefs, Offshore, East Florida PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSTRUCTION (if applicable) 2014 N/A (3) BRIEF DESCRIPTION (Brief scope, size, cost, etc.) AND SPECIFIC ROLE Check if project performed with current firm. Chief Scientist, Project Manager, Ichthyofaunal Expert, and Chief Statistician for an evaluation of ecological function and mitigation of nearshore hardbottom in southeast Florida. CSA managed a literature search and synthesis project to identify th e area’s key ecological functions of nearshore hardbottom. The synthesis examined functions of algae, invertebrates, fishes, and marine turtles. CSA worked with a multi-agency Technical Advisory Committee to investigate how specific ecological functions vary with respect to water depth in the nearshore environment. After the information gathering phase of the project, CSA conducted assessments of ecological function by sampling biota over time and across a gradient of water depths at artificial and natural hardbottom features in two areas of Palm Beach County: Singer Island and Ocean Ridge. The experimental design consisted of three categorical factors: depth, reef, and survey. During the six field surveys, epibiota were assessed for percent cover from 0.5 m-2 quadrats; macroalgae and associated invertebrates were suction-sampled for estimating species richness and abundance. Microhabitat use by newly settled fishes was assessed by visual survey and 0.3 m-2 photo quadrats, and newly settled fishes were captured with hand nets for identification. Visual transects for sea turtles were used to determine the presence/abundance of sea turtle species. In-depth statistical analysis accompanied the data in a comprehensive report.